Convertible coaster



A. J. MATSON.

(IQNVERTIBLE COASTER.

APPLICATION HLED MAR. 26. I918.

' 1,330,644. Patented Feb. 10,1920.

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A. MATSON.

CONVERTIBLE COASTER.

APPLICATION FILED MAL-26.1918.

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ALBERT J. MATSON, OF BOLIVAB, NEW YORK.

CONVERTIBLE COASTER.

Application filed March 26, 1918.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALBERT J. MATSON, a citizen of the United States,residing at Bolivar, in the county of Allegany and State of New York,have invented new and useful Improvements in Convertible Coasters, ofwhich the following is a specification.

This invention comprehends generally improvements in that class ofinventions known as coasters, and more particularly has reference to aconvertible coaster.

As the primary aim and object, the present invention contemplates theprovision of a device of the above character designed so as to be usedon snow or ice in the capacity of a toboggan, or else converted and usedas a wheel coaster when there is no ice or snow on the ground.

As an additional object, the present invention embraces the provision ofa device of the above mentioned character wherein improved manuallyoperable steering means is mounted on the main body or runner so as toenable the occupant to accurately guide the coaster when in use.

More particularly, this invention consists in the provision of a coasterof the above mentioned character wherein a platform is mounted on thebody or runner for supporting at least one foot of the occupant, whilethe parts are constructed to permit of the occupant placing one foot onthe ground to facilitate propelling of the coaster when desired.

Among the other aims and objects of this invention may be recited theprovision of a device of the above mentioned character with a view tocompactness, and wherein the parts are few, the construction simple, thecosiil of production low and the efliciency hi ther improvements andnovel details in the construction and arrangement of the various partsof the apparatus will be brought out more in detail in the descriptionto follow, which for a clear understanding of the invention should beconsidered in connection with the accompanying drawings forming a parthereof, and wherein is disclosed for the purpose of illustration aconvenient and satisfactory embodiment of the invention. It is to benoted in this connection that minor changes in the construction andarrangement of parts may be made without departing from the principle ofoperation of the various parts.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 10, 1920.

Serial No. 224,836.

The invention is clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawings, inwhich:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the device when used in the capacity ofa toboggan.

Fig. 2 is a top plan view thereof.

Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the device when used as a wheel coaster.

Fig. 1 is a-top plan view of the device showing the wheels and axlesattached.

Similar characters of reference are employed in all of the abovedescribed views, to indicate corresponding parts.

Referring now, more particularly, to the accompanying drawings, there isprovided a main body 1 the main portion of which is relatively flat asindicated by the numeral 2 while the body is formed of wood or suitablemetal and has the forward end curved slightly upwardly as indicated bythe numeral 3 and the rear end also curved abruptly upwardly asindicated by the numeral 4. This body constitutes a runner when thedevice is used in the capacity of a coaster while mounted in spacedrelation on the main portion slightly rearwardly of the center thereofis a supporting platform 5 held in spaced relation to the body or runnerthrough the instrumentality of supports 6.

In order to steer the body or runner 1 a sleeve 7 is formed on theterminal of the upwardly curved forward portion 3. A steering rod 8 isemployed and carries bracket arms 9 on the opposite sides of the lowerend and these arms project longitudinally from the rod and in divergentrelation with respect thereto being formed in their outer ends withopenings 10 through which is engaged a bolt 11 which also is passedthrough the sleeve 7 so as to swingingly connect the steering rod to thebody 1. A nut 12 serves to prevent accidental displacement of the bolt11. A handle 12 is mounted on the op posite end of the rod and isdesigned to be grasped by the occupant when standing on the platform soas to assure of the proper steering of the device.

When it is desired to convert the device into a wheel coaster, whenthere is no ice or snow on the ground opposed pairs of bearings 13 and14 project upwardly from the side edges of the main body 1 adjacent theforward and rear ends respectively thereof while removably journaled inthe bearings are axles 15 on the respective ends of which are removablyand operably mounted supporting wheels 16 which serve to support thebody in spaced relation to the ground.

In use, assuming that the parts have been assembled in the mannerdescribed and as illustrated in the accompanying drawings, to propel thedevice when used in the capacity of a 'toboggai'i, the aziles and wheelsare disconnected so that the body may act as a runner while the platformserves to support at least one foot of the occupant when the latter isin a substantial upright position so as to be capable of placing theother foot on the ground to facilitate the propelling of the device, thehandle of course being held in the hands of the occupant so that thedevice can be properly steered. The operation, of course, is the samewhen the device is used in weather when there is no ice or snow on theground, it being only necessary to attach the axles 15 and the wheels soas to support the body or runner 1 in spaced relation to the ground.

It is believed in view of the foregoing description that a furtherdetailed description of the operation of the invention is entirelyunnecessary. Likewise, it is thought that the advantages of theinvention will be readily apparent.

As many changes could be made in the above construction and manyapparently widely different embodiments of this invention could be madewithout departing from the scope thereof and it is intended that allmatter contained in the above description or shown in the accompanyingdrawings shall be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limitedsense. It is also to be understood that the language used in thefollowing claim is intended to cover all the generic and specificfeatures of the invention herein described and all statements of thescope of the invention which as a matter of language might be said tofall thercbctwecn.

Having thus fully described this inven tion, what is claimed as new anddesired to be secured by Letters-Patent is:

A convertible coaster including a body designed in the form of a runnerand having a relative fiat main portion the forward portion of which iscurved upwardly, a transverse sleeve formed at the upper terminal of theupwardly curved portion. a handle. bracket arn'is .ill'llCCl by one endof the haudle, abolt and nut arrangement for detachably connecting thebracket arms to the sleeve, and means for equipping the body withwheels.

In testimony whereof I aliix my signature.

ALBERT J. MATSO'N

